Some girls can even choose to remove the bikini and cover their nipples with stickers (Image: Bikini Beans)

Speaking about her Arizona branch, she said: "As the first bikini shop in Arizona, we want to empower women to be and feel good about themselves.

"Women everywhere have the right to vote, to be gay, to be successful community leaders and business owners, or even run for president.

"We have the right to work with grace, confidence and dignity, regardless if it's in a business suit, scrubs or a bikini."

A local Washington councillor said there should be a limit to how far the girls go (Image: Bikini Beans)

One waitress defended her role claiming people "just want another thing to be offended by" (Image: Bikini Beans)

While the New York Post reported most of the clients are men, one male city councillor said limitations should be put on how far the scantily-clad women should go.

He said: "Having frequented at least one time in each of these shops, just to see what the consumer is subjected to, we're talking about three stickers strategically placed - and I'll leave it up to everybody else's imagination as to where those stickers are placed."

One waitress defended the bikini cafe, claiming people are "just trying to find another thing to be offended by".